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[swordboning]

...you've reached Archer. Leave a message and if it's suitable, I'll get back to you.

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[codere]

Oh come on, Miss Sakura uses it all the time. [ Time to latch onto his arm. ]

Why can't I?

[swordboning]

She uses it to refer to that idiot. I'd rather not be in the same place.

[AKA: being That Idiot.

Where she is happens to be okay though. Let's blow this popsicle stand.]

[codere]

[ HOT SPRINGS EPISODE TIME!! ] If she calls you by that, then I'll get angry.

[ She's just saying. Sakura isn't allowed to do it if she's banned from it. ]

[swordboning]

Oh? Is that jealousy?

[Down the street. Thankfully, it's not that far away.]

[codere]

I'm permitted to show a bit of envy as your girlfriend. [ Living up to the role. ]

Not too much, but enough to make your ego swell over girls fighting. I'm secure enough in our relationship to allow you to speak with others so it's no big deal.

[swordboning]

If you think I'm speaking to Sakura on a casual basis, I'd have to deny that. But I'll allow you to pretend to be jealous, even though I doubt you are.

[codere]

Please don't flirt with my ancestor.

[ So flatly said. ]

[swordboning]

Do I have to tell you a thousand times that I'm not.

[Nope, that's Shirou's area. Not worth the headache and effort.]

[codere]

A thousand and one times with a kiss each time.

[ She shouldn't tempt him. ]

[swordboning]

That would take days.

[codere]

Then you better start soon. [ What a brat.

At least she's his brat. ] Are we almost there? It takes so long to walk.

[swordboning]

I could have carried you but yes.

[Around the next corner, in fact. Should have taken a ride on the Archer train.]

We'll have to split up to change. Are you okay with that?

[codere]

Why? You can just slip into spirit form and join me in the ladies.... ah, no you can't.

[ Her hands tighten on him a little. ] If I call you for help, you'll come?

[swordboning]

Of course I will.

[Only after will he berate her for calling him in for something useless. Still, squeezing her hand so she can get that.]

[codere]

All right, I'm going to go change and... we'll meet inside? Where are we going to meet again?

[ She's completely helpless. ] I've never had a chance to enjoy myself in a spa or anything like that so this is all foreign to me. My idea of relaxing was curling up in a sleeping bag under the desert sky before I came here.

[swordboning]

We'll be meeting in the hot spring itself. I'm sure you can spot me through the mist easily enough.

[Paying their way in. Archer is loaded at this point tbh. Thanks to businesses and grinding endlessly with Rin.]

I'll be on the other side before you either way so change at whatever pace is acceptable to you.

[codere]

Don't go in without me. [ She whispers as she lets go and holds out the tote for him. ]

Your clothing is in there, remember? Unless you wanted to wear something else.

[swordboning]

[He gently takes it from her.]

I'm guessing you'd like me to carry you in?

[Legit question. Still, he would be able to disrobe faster thanks to bullshit magic.]

[codere]

[ Shaking her head. ] No, that's not necessary. I just don't want to step into the springs on my own!

[ And now she's darting off towards the women's changing room. ]

[swordboning]

[Archer is basically in and out.

On the other side, he just leans up against the wall, with his arms crossed. Obviously waiting for Rin.]

[codere]

[ It (obviously) takes her a while longer before she emerges with a towel completely wrapped around her. Shameless normally, she's surprisingly holding back today. ]

A-Archer? [ Once she finds him, she's running across to join him at his side, ducking behind him if anyone looks her way. ]

[swordboning]

Why are you suddenly so nervous?

[Not really pushing her forward but more huddling her under him. Too much like a chicken with its babies. If she gets underwater, she should be better hopefully so convoying her over to the spring.]

[codere]

I'm not nervous! [ She is. She's so nervous. ]

Let's just get in the water already so I can relax!

[swordboning]

[To the water's edge then! He's not stepping in first since Rin insisted.]

Go on and get in.

[codere]

[ Off goes the towel and soon she's dunking herself in, hiding mostly under the water the best she can. What a little girl. ]

It's too hot. [ And there's the complaining right on schedule. ]